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- Title
Toxic Masculinity in Singapore: National Service, Sexual Harassment, and the #MeToo Movement.
- Authors
Chan, Ying-kit
- Abstract
The #MeToo Movement, which originated in the USA against sexual harassment and violence, has caught on in Singapore. This article suggests that the recent debate on toxic masculinity in the country, brought to public attention in a speech by Corinna Lim, chief of the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE), is an extension of the #MeToo Movement. The debate on toxic masculinity has largely revolved around the issue of whether the mandatory National Service (NS), which all Singaporean men have to perform, is a site of toxic masculinity. This article is a preliminary attempt to connect the dots and examine the implications of the debate for civil society, NS, and women's activism in contemporary Singapore.
- Subjects
SINGAPORE; SEXUAL harassment; METOO movement; POISONS; CIVIL society; SEXUAL assault; MASCULINITY; ACTIVISM; CHIEF information officers
- Publication
East Asia: An International Quarterly, 2022, Vol 39, Issue 3, p225
- ISSN
1096-6838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12140-021-09379-6